Do carbs turn into prue sugar-Do have to give them up to drop....?

Question

A friend was recently diagnosed with Diabetes 2. Her doctor put her on a high protein, low carb diet, her doctor also said carbs turn into prue sugar so when you want drop pounds you have to eat little carbs. Morning breakfast is: 1 egg, 1 slice of bacon, 1 slice of toast with a small amount of peanut butter on it. Another friend who is trying to drop pounds for breakfast only eats 1/2 cup of Kashi go lean w/non fat milk, 1 cup of hot tea. So, now the debate, whose right, do you really have to give up most of your carbs?

Answer 1

Refined carbs such as what you get in breakfast cereals, rice, banana, potatoes etc. lack fiber and thus do get converted into sugar / blood glucose which is converted into fat and is stored. Complex carbohydrates and diets high in fiber do consume energy to get metabolised and hence are better.

Look for the Glycemic Index of the food. The higher the GI, the worse it is for diabetics.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well yes, your co-worker is right. This is why diabetics especially need to stay away from white carbohydrates and need to eat whole wheat instead. Cutting out carbs completely is unhealthy because your body needs the energy from carbs to continue throughout the day, which is why you should be eating carbs ONLY in the morning never at night. From the morning on most people are out and about, moving, so the calories burn off by the time it's 5:00. Never at night because you sleep right after which burns some calories but not enough to keep the body from storing it as fat. Portion control and moderate excercise is pretty much an 'impossible' thing to do nowadays. Not for me, because I take the time do excercise and eat right, I also make the time because it is important to me. You don't usually take the time to do stuff that unimportant to you, which is obvious. But making the time and finding the time are two different things. Nowadays it's just 'faster' and 'easier' to order out then to slave away in the kitchen all night. I usually eat at home and avoid fast food, but hey everyone is different and all we can do is educate people the best we can. The rest is up to them.